The annual general meeting of the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association was held at the Cathedral School on Thursday, -there being present: Messrs. A. H. George (Country Club), W. G. R. Murphy (Cercle Sportif), A. Leitao (Portuguese Sporting Association), J. Wade (Recreation Club), H. Tous-saint, and M. B. Brown (honorary secretary). Mr. George was voted to the chair.
The accounts showed an income for 1921 amounting to $972, and there is a balance in hand of 350,68.
His Honour Judge Skinner Turner was re-elected President of the Association, and Mr. C. Humphrys was appointed Vice-President. He will ko requested to act as President until Judge Skinner Turner's return to Shanghai at the end of the year.
It Was announced that trophies for this season's competitions have kindly been presented by the following: Challenge Cup, ladies' singles, Mr. C. G. Humphrys; challenge cup. double, Mr A. H. George and Mr, Oxley Cumming; Ladies's singles (cup to be retained by' winner of the challenge cup) Mrs, ©. D. Pearson.
There was a lengthy discussion on a proposal to arrange a series. of inter-port games, and it was oventutally decided that, Hongkong, Peking, Tientsin and Hankow should be approached with a view to inaugurating an annual tournament, to be played in rotation at the competing ports, on the Tines of Davis Cup rules, to be altered to meet the special circumstances. Messrs. George and Toussaint and the hon. Secretary were appointed a sub-committee to go into details and submit a working scheme to the incoming committee.
Dates for the championship games this year were decided upon as follows: Men's singles, beginning June 15; doubles, July 1; Mixed Doubles, June 1;° Hong doubles, July 15; League matches, from August 1 to September 15.
It was suggested that games in the ladies' doubles championship should commence on September 15, and singles on October 1, but the matter was eventually left to the committee for further consideration. The question of increasing the number of entries in these competitions was touched upon, and it was agreed that nothing could be done except to ask club committees to persuade more of their hest players to entes.
Mr. Toussaint introduced the question of a standard ball for all championship games, and although it was felt that a ruling on this question might not be acceptable to all clubs, a resolution was passed providing that the Slazenger 1922 ball (packed in tins of three) be adopted as the official ball for all tournaments of 1922.
The meeting concluded with the passing of votes of thanks to Mr.
R. Brown, for auditing the accounts of the association, Mr.
Graham Barrow, for kindly granting the school room for the meeting, and the Chairman and hon.
Secretary.
Mr. Claude Trenchard Davis still confined to his bed in Dr. Fearn's Nursing Home and is not allowed to see any visitors. He is, however, making satisfactory progress and it is expected he will be able to leave in June for a three months' trip to Australia with his parents.,
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